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According to a Glassdoor study, employees aren’t using their vacation time in its entirety. They are afraid of falling behind in their work commitments. Here it is not employees’ fault, as they are afraid of losing out on valuable time. Their company is to blame as well. If a company understands the importance of time-off

Everybody defines and measures success in their own ways. For some it could be measured by their salary or bank balance, the size of the house they own, ability to give back to society, etc. Many people seek to know the best ways to achieve their goals, be it personal or professional. Some are

Globally approximately 15% employees are engaged in their work. The numbers vary according to different countries but haven’t exceeded beyond 40% in any of them. Millions of dollars are being spent on employee engagement activities and yet the numbers haven’t increased yet. (Source) Another study reports that people’s well-being peaks are weekends and holidays,

Performance management has been evolving since the past few years. We are moving away from traditional practices such as annual performance reviews and closer towards agile performance management. The latter is a more collaborative, continuous feedback and development practice suitable for today’s fast paced environment. Employee reviews are now more holistic owing to 360 degree

We have written extensively about how OKRs are beneficial to the company. The methodology helps employees and managers set goals that are SMART i.e. specific, measurable, actionable, relevant and timely. As the goals are aligned throughout the organization, transparency increases to a great extent. Everyone becomes aware of what their teammates or other coworkers are working on and how

According to a Gallup study, only 14% of employees strongly agree that their performance reviews inspire them to improve. That is a remarkably low percentage. While there could be various reasons behind this abnormality, one of them stands out quite clearly viz. annual performance reviews. These reviews did work well to some extent in the

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence – two of the most trending words in the world today. It seems every other groundbreaking innovation relies on either of the two terms here. Artificial intelligence is increasingly being adopted across multiple industry verticals. It has transformed the way we conduct everyday tasks by providing platforms that are

On an average, office goers spend approximately 9 hours every day in the workplace. That is more than half your waking time!! The amount of time that you spend with your coworkers is almost as much as the amount you spend with your spouse or family. Given that you spend so much time in

In the book Jack: Straight From The Gut, the legendary Jack Welch talks about how he heavily focused on creating a high performing culture at GE. Only those employees who conformed to standards he set, were allowed to stay. The rest had to part ways with the company. This book talks about how he did not

We need to talk. 4 simple words. Yet they are enough to make the best of us nervous. How often have we avoided talking to someone simply because we do not want a difficult conversation? Not just in personal, but professional life as well. Although in the latter, difficult conversations may be essential in certain situations.

The meetings may be over but how they went will be seen by what happens next. Incidentally, in both cases, the HR team got in touch with the managers to discuss about their reportees. Joanne from HR got in touch with Ray to discuss about the ‘future of John’ at Acme Inc. Ray, being

The D-day – The actual day of performance review meeting. How the meeting is executed is determined by a couple of factors. The first primarily dependent on the preparedness of both manager and employee. And the second on the the company culture. Lastly on the mentality and attitude of all parties involved. The last

Preparing for a performance review is never easy. Particularly if it is not clear what to expect from it. It is no wonder a vast majority hates the phrase performance appraisals. It is not possible to narrow down the causes to a single/ universal problem. There could be multiple reasons leading to the entire process

Each new year represents a blank slate, giving everyone an opportunity to begin anew. The most common way people go about this, is by setting Resolutions. Majority of the times these resolutions are common across the board with a few tweaks here and there. On a personal front, there are the usual ones (but unfortunately

In the past we have helped you manage performance reviews with 450+ handy performance review phrases sorted by functions. In this article, we will provide you with an extensive list of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) organised by function. You can just pick the ones that are applicable in your use case & refine them further. If

At the end of every year, agencies like Glassdoor publish a series of articles such as Top companies of the last year ‘X’ unique benefits introduced in ‘z’ year and so on. There are various parameters behind these assessments such as salary, perks and benefits, work culture, etc. While there are some aspects that employees still

Timeboxing, a key component of Scrum and Agile project management methodology, is quickly gaining in popularity over traditional to-do lists. Why? Because it eliminates some of the most common shortcomings of to-do lists and elevates the agility and visibility of current and completed tasks. Timeboxing is the simple practice of allotting a fixed unit of

Collaboration is a buzzword these days. Especially so in the corporate lingo. But rarely do individuals & companies, pay attention to the basics of collaboration. Collaborative decision making is at the root of most successful teams in the world. But what is collaborative decision making, really? Collaborative decision making occurs when a team of individuals reaches a consensus.

You’re halfway through another long workday. But you’ve still got some work to do before you can clock off for the night. A co-worker is talking to you. And you start to feel yourself getting tenser and tenser the more they distract you. You’re unable to make eye contact and feel yourself emotionally closing off to

Edgar Schein is considered as one of the forefathers of modern organizational psychology. He was the mind behind the “Career Anchors” framework. This framework hypothesizes that an individual’s workplace inclinations adhere to eight specific categories. The attributes of these proverbial anchors dictate how they perform at work. If your people end up in positions that don’t

Employee burnout is a very real problem in today’s workforce. According to a recent survey of HR leaders, up to 50% of attrition can be attributed to burnout. Rather than any other factors. Burnout at work can be a result of many different things. But there are definitely ways to prevent it from happening. And if someone is already

Team members often dread the very idea of performance reviews. In fact, studies show that vast majority of the workforce not only loathes these evaluations but think they’d be better off without them. This negative connotation of performance reviews held by employees is more or less, because of how they’re conducted. And thankfully, that can be changed for

For many people, work can be a stressful environment for many reasons. From nagging bosses to frustrating rules and everything in between. You could find yourself burdened by so much stress that it will negatively impact you. Here are the eight ways to manage stress at your workplace, so it does not consume your life. These are the most common

As a manager, before reviewing performance of your direct reports you’ve prepared yourself. There is no doubt in your mind as to what you want to say & how you want to say it, to convey the right message & in the right tone. But as an employee, you go into the review prepared with

Setting goals is an integral part of an organization. It helps the organization determine where it wants to reach and how does it plan to get there. One of the most common goal setting techniques is SMART goals. SMART stands for specific, measurable, actionable, relevant and time-bound. This technique is intended to simplify the overwhelming

Millennials hate performance reviews. Yet reviews continue to be a part of many organizations where every employee has to go through with the process. Not everyone is thrilled due to some of the negative aspects attached to it. It is natural for employees to get nervous and inadvertently say things they normally wouldn’t. We have compiled

“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” -Harry Truman As a manager, you may feel like you don’t have time to read outside of a busy work schedule. However, with so much valuable information available, reading a little bit every day can go a long way in improving your leadership skills. Here

One of the many qualities that make a good manager is delegation. However, what makes a great manager is that she also knows when to delegate and when not to. It does happen that while empowering your subordinates, you give away too much at one time. There are many problems that arise when you have no control over

True, genuine connection is the fundamental key to a successful business relationship. Both, within the office & outside of it. Fail to connect with your team members, and suffer the consequences. That even exposes the company to many risks – attrition, disengagement, dissatisfaction etc. Thus creating a connection with employees is crucial to success across the board. Here are

Getting the team to gel together is a daunting task. But that is definitely a prerequisite to achieve great things, as an organisation. Everywhere the management & HR teams tend to search for that magical team building idea. And the simplest ways are often ignored. One such low hanging fruit is an online company directory.

Employees at the start of their career are known to take extra efforts. They are learning the ropes of corporate world & at the same time trying to become competent in their roles. These employees continuously strive to go the extra mile & achieve goals. For themselves, for their teams & for their company. Intent

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? This used to be (and still is) one of the most common questions asked in job interviews. Very few have clarity about what they will achieve in the next 5 years. Most make up hypothetical scenarios that they hope will impress their interviewers enough to

Silicon Valley companies lead the way for coming up with innovative practices for attracting top notch talent. Soon companies the world over started adopting these unique practices to get their own share of talented individuals. All in all, there have been tremendous changes the way recruitment is being done. But what about employee retention? Shouldn’t